lastminute.com group announced that Stefano Biffi, former Chief Financial Officer at Mediamarket S.p.A., will join its Executive Management Team as deputy CFO on 30 January 2017. Current CFO Francesco Guidotti will be leaving the Company to pursue other business opportunities by mid-March, following the disclosure of the full-year 2016 financial results. Until then, he will support the Company to ensure a smooth and efficient transition and Stefano Biffi to take the lead of the Group's financial department.

Stefano Biffi brings over 20 years of financial and business experience. He joins lastminute.com group after a distinguished career at Mediamarket S.p.A. He served as a CEO, CFO, Country Manager in a number of companies in Italy, inter alia Ikea Italia S.p.A.